Fireless cooker.



M. R. a 0. P. HALL.

FIRELESS COOKER.

APPLICATION- FILED Nov. 22. 191A.

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Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

gluueutoz MaxRl-all and Olin P. Hall FIRELESS COOKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Iiaren ted Mar. 25, 1919.

Application filed November 22, 1917. Serial No. 203,417.

15e it known that we, MAX R. HALL and CMN lian.. citizens ot the United States and residents` ot Atlanta. in the county ot Fulton and State ot Georgia, have invented a certain new and uset'ul Improvement in Fircleea` Cookers, ot' whieh the following a specification.

rThe present invention relates to firelesS cookers, and has for an object to provide a device ot this character which is light in weight, whieh comprises relatively few parts. and which is ot compact Structure.

Another object ot the present invention to provide a tireless cooker tor domestic nee whieh eonipriseS, principally, but, three parts t which may be readily Separated. wherein the body part and the cover part together torina the, hot Sealed chamber and admit ot ready acceSS to utensils and the like placed within the body part when the cover part is remove-d; to provide the lireleas; cooker with an inner casing or Inain Shell in the t'orin ot a removabie, reeeptaele which may be readily withdrawn troni the. body portion t'or wafahing and drying after use, which may lbe interehangml. and whieh inay be readily substituted when worn out or damaged.

The invention At'urther aims at the provision ot a tireless eooker embodying the, above advantages. and in addition thereto to provide a construction wherein the nioisture ot condensation against the, inner Side of the eover utilized tor eti'eeting a liquid Seal to preventthe interchange ot thermo unite between the interior and the eXterior ot 'the deiiee.

The above. and varioue other objeets and advantages ot' this invention will be in part, described, and in part understood. troni the tollowing detailed deacription ot the present pre'lerred embodin'lent. the saine being illustrated in the aecoinipninying drawing wherein:

ltigure l is a vertical eentral section taken througli a tireless cooker constructed according to the present invention.

ltig. 2 is a horizontal section taken through the saine substantially on the planel Fig. 5 is t. similar view through the body portion or Shell ot' the device.

Fig. G is a fragmentary vertical Sectional view through the joint between the three parts of the device when aaselnbled.

-e'lerring to this` drawing, the body part is in the `torni of a easing 10 whieh may be oi any suitable configuration, which in the present instance. is shown as of Cylindrical Jt'orln. Fitting within the caaing 10 is a relatively thick lining' ot asbestos, niagne- Sinni, or other Suitable, heat noneonducting suba-tance 1l, the inner wall ot whieh `Qlopes inwardly to redute the diameter ot the body portion at the lower end of the elran'iber therein. The inner wall ot thel lining or packing l] oll'set outwardly to forni a shoulder l2 and flares trom the outer edge of the shoulder l). to the top ot the body portion. The outwardly tlaring upper end ot the inner wall ot the body portion 'forms a seat. 13.

Fitting in the body portion is a shell or lining lll formed to the configuration ot the;

inner 'all ot the body portion and whieh is provided near itS upper end with an outwardly extending shoulder l5 adapted t0 lSeat upon the shoulder 12 and which is provided at its inne'r edge portion with au upstanding annular rib 1G 'forming an annular channel or trough, the bottoni ot' which is formed by the shoulder 15. The lining or shell lt flares up 'ardly troni the shoulder 15 to conform to the Seat 13 and is adapted to rest thereagainst. The upper marginal edge of the shell `1l is provided with an outstanding lange 17 adapted to engage over and rest upon the upper edge portion oit the body, and may be provided with a depending annular rib 19 adapted to engage againsty the exterior surface of the. easing 10.

'The cover part ot' the tireless cooker 'is in the torni ot a relatively deep eap and may eouipriae eoiuentrieally disposed and widely spaced apart outer and inner shells 19 and Q() having a heat noneonducting packing 21 arranged therebetween. The inner shell 20 comprises the inner 'all ot the closure and flares downwardly to the open end of the elosure and is returned outwardly and abruptly to torin a wedge-shaped annular [lange adapted to engage against the inner side or all ot the Ihell "it ot the body. The lower end ot' the tlange, is' relatively narrow and ie adapted to seat upon the Shoulder 11.0

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15 within the channel or trough, and is of less thickness than the width o the shoulder.

1:5 to provide, as shown in detail in Fig. 6, a space between the rib 16 and the inner wall of the shellQO. The upturned lower edge port-ion of the inner shell 20, which flares upwardly from the open end of the closure,

fore comprises substantiallylbut three parts;

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the vbody part, the inner lining or shell lei adapted to be removably positionedin the body part, and theA closure part which y is adapted to fit at its lower end within the seat formedin the upper end of the lining 14. lt will be noted particularly that the inner sealed chamber of the cooker is liormed in pant by the body portion, and in part by the closure portion so that when the .latter is removed from the body portion,l

utensils and -the like placed within the cooker may be readily removed owing to the relatively'shallow concavity in the body art, p When the device is in use, and is closed, the water of condensation collecting upon Ithe inner shell 20 of theclosure is directed downwardly into the trough and is retained therein by the annular bead 16 to form a. liquid seal at the lower edge of the closure part. As the Harige 22 which fits into vthe upper end of the body part is of wedgeshapc, the closure member may be readily forced down into the upper end of the body part to effectively seal the space or crevice between the two parts, and when the water of condensation trickles down the inner wall of 'the closure p'art into the channel', the sealing of the two parts is complete. The

y inner shelll 14; of the body may be readily 'removed therefrom when theclosure part isI li'tted out of place, and the/entire device may oe readily cleansed and dried as all ofthe parts are of simple construction and have no' crevices or overturned yportions to which access cannot be readily gained.

It islet course understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details oi' construction of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing` from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restrictedonly .by the scope or' the followingclaims.

Vile claim: 1. In a fireless cooker, the combination, of arbody part including a rigid mass of Leganes upper end with an outwardly extending' shoulder I'adapted to seat upon the shoulder ofi said mass.

2. In a. tireless cooker, the combination, of a body part including a mass of heat nonconducting substance, shaped to provide an inner wall sloping inwardly -to reduce the diameter of the bodyportion at the lower end thereof and oiiset outwardly to forma'l shoulder, a removable shell formed to the configuration of the inner wvall of said males and provided near the upper end with an outwardly extending shoulder adapted to seat upon the shoulder of said mass, a cover for said body part having its lower portion reduced for fitting in said shell whereby the lower edge of the cover will rest upon said shoulder, said cover having a dome shaped recess extending upwardly therein above the upper terminal of said reduced lower portion for coaction with the shell to receive an article of greater height than the depth of the shell.

v3. In a fireless cooker, the combination,

oft' la body part including a mass of heat nonconducting substance, shaped to forni an inner wall sloping inwardly to reduce the diameter of the body portion at the lower end thereof and offset outwardly to forni a shoulder, a removable metal shell formed to the configuration of the inner wall of said mass land provided near its upper end with an outwardly extending shoulder adapted to seat upon the shoulder of said mass, a cover for said 'body part having its lower portion reduced for fitting in said shell whereby the lower edge of the cover will rest upon said. shoulder, said cover having a dome shaped recess extending upwardly therein above the upper terminal of said reduced lower por' tion for coaction with the shell to receive an article of greater height than. Ithe depth of the shell, the outer surface of the reduced portion of said cover snugly fitting against -the inner surface of'the shell Iabove the shoulder thereon to form a tight joint between the cover and the body part, the shoulder of said shell being slightly wider than ythe thickness of the lower edge of the cover the inner wall and provided near the upper l@ end with un outwardly extending shoulder adapted to sent upon the shoulder of Said body part, :i cover for Suid body part, Suid cover huriugrzi dome shaped recess extending` upwurdl)v therein for @onction with the Shell to reeeive :in article of greater height than the depth of' the shell, the shoulder of Suid shell being slightly wider than the thickness of the lower edge of the cover yto form nu annular trough, the wall of the dome 10 shaped recess in said cover Haring outwnrdly :is it extends toward Suid trough to guide condensation therefrom to the trough.

MAX R. HALL. OLIN P. HALL. 

